original text from about A.D. 1390
Funges
—Take Funges and pare hem clere and dyce hem. take leke and shred hym small and do hym to seeþ in gode broth. colour it with safron and do þer inne powdour fort.
Modern English
Mushrooms
—Take mushrooms and pare them (peel off the skin, a method for cleaning mushrooms still used) and dice them. Take a leek (or leeks) and shred them small and boil in good broth. Colour this with saffron and add powder fort (strong spices)
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